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Downtown Aquarium, Denver

With more than a million gallons of underwater exhibits and 500 species highlighting fascinating ecosystems around the world, Downtown Aquarium, Denver blends education and entertainment. Stroll through a see-through tunnel with sharks swimming overhead, meet playful stingrays, and dine beside aquatic life (food and beverages not included). It’s fun for all ages!

Denver CityPASS includes:

General Admission: Aquarium Exhibit — Entry includes 1 million gallons of underwater exhibits with more than 500 species on display.

Highlights

  1. 01.

    Learn about the variety of interesting marine habitats on the North American continent and the wonderful creatures that live in them.

  2. 02.

    See how animals in a wharf habitat have adapted to survive tides, crashing waves, and tough environments.

  3. 03.

    See a sunken temple, a shipwreck, and a coral lagoon, and explore how those features influence the habitat and the animals around them.

Visit Downtown Aquarium, Denver with CityPASS®

CityPASS tickets offer a great way to see Downtown Aquarium, Denver while saving you time and money.

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Advice for Visitors

Tips

To get the full experience, allow about three hours for your visit.

Learn more on the CityPASS Blog about what you'll see at the Downtown Aquarium.

Attraction Features

Amenities

Dining: Aquarium Restaurant, Dive Lounge

Shopping: Treasure Chest Gift Shop

Parking/Transportation

Paid parking (cash or credit card) is available across the street from the Aquarium. Get more information on parking and transportation.

Offers & Upgrades

Aquarium Exhibit Value Ticket

This upgrade includes one 4-D experience and your choice of two: Face Painting, Small Soda, Stingray Fish Food. Cost for CityPASS guests: $9.

Aquarium Plus Pass

This upgrade includes one 4-D experience. Cost for CityPASS guests: $7.

Animal Encounters

Have a one-on-one encounter with an Aquarium resident. Depending on the animal, you may be able to feed, touch, train and/or get your picture taken with the animal. You can meet the porcupine, sloth, serval, binturong, snakes, tortoises and parrots. Cost for CityPASS guests: $150 (party of 6) for a private encounter, $100 for each additional animal.

SCUBA & Snorkel Adventures

Swim with the Fish and Dive with the Sharks are two of the most popular and exciting programs at the Aquarium. To reserve a dive, visit www.a1scuba.com or call 303-789-2450.

Contact Information & Hours

  • Downtown Aquarium
  • 700 Water St.
  • Denver, CO 80211
  • Mon-Thu: 10am-8pm
  • Fri-Sat: 10am-9pm
  • Sun: 10am-8pm

Hours may vary; check the schedule when planning your visit.

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Excellent way to experience Denver
Very happy we decided to buy the CityPASS. Great cost savings and easy entrance to everything.
Best Deal Ever
If you're visiting or just need to have fun, save money by buying this CityPASS. We saved so much money on some great attractions. I highly recommend anyone to buy this. its so easy to use too. I cant wait to visit again!
Amazing deal
CityPASS is such an amazing deal. We had a blast on our vacation!
Love CityPASS
Purchased CityPASS for my family while in Denver and so glad I did. Saved money and we were able to do more activities than planned. Would definitely recommend.
Infinite Love
I bought the CityPASS when I visited Denver about a week ago. It was convenient, cheap, and it gave me no issues at all. Thank you CityPASS. I will purchase again real soon.
Denver CityPASS is rated 4.6 out of 5 by 919.
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Great way to see the sights! In planning our trip to Denver this fall, I was frustrated to find that I needed to buy advance tickets for literally everything we wanted to do. For me, vacation should be a time when you go with set items you want to do, but get to decide each morning what you want to do instead of having to have things mapped out for you. CityPass gave me this freedom! We knew we wanted to see the Zoo, the Museum and the Aquarium and so purchasing the 3 attraction pass allowed us to do all 3 at our leisure. Plus, it saved us money! And it was so easy to use! I just had to show the bar codes emailed to me at each location and we were able to come right in. I really enjoyed the way CityPass enabled us to do things we wanted to do on our own timeline!
Date published: 2026-09-27
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Was like getting free entrance We really enjoyed the CityPASS in Denver. We planned to go to these sites while in Denver. The cost for the city pass was the same and we got to go to the museum also. Getting this pass was a big savings for the family.
Date published: 2026-09-25
Rated 1 out of 5 by from The most expensive discount Unlike other cities, Denver only gives you 1 week to use all your CityPASS tickets. If you are not sure you will have the opportunity to use them all, these are the most expensive discount tickets you will ever buy.
Date published: 2026-09-17
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Highly suggested CityPASS worked out very well for my trip. The app worked easily and smoothly. It helped to purchase the cityPASS directly from the website rather than another site. Others in our group used a different site and struggled to get their passes available in an easy, convenient manner. Will be using again for future trips and I’d highly suggest it if you plan on going to more than one attraction.
Date published: 2026-09-05
Rated 3 out of 5 by from Check that your destinations are open! Bought the 3 event pass. You have to use them in 7 days but on the site they don’t tell you the Denver Zoo was closed for 3 of those days and the main Lego discovery at the museum was closed for cleaning as well for some week ( found that out when we got there). Won’t be taking the grandkids anywhere that week again evidwntly.
Date published: 2026-09-03
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